Sulfamoylaryl ureas

ABSTRACT

COMPOUNDS HAVING DESIRABLE SELECTIVE HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY ARE SUFAMOYL UREAS OF THE FORMULA   1-(R1-N(-R2)-SO2-),(R5)N,(R3-N(-R4)-CO-HN-)BENZENE   IN WHICH R1 IS ALKYL OF 1 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS; R2 IS ALKYL OF 1 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS OR METHOXY; OR R1 AND 2 TOGETHER WITH THE NITROGEN ON WHICH THEY ARE SUBSTITUTED ARE PYRROLIDINO, PIPERADINO OR MORPHOLINO; R3 IS METHYL OR ETHYL; R4 IS METHYL, ETHYL OR METHOXY; R5 IS METHYL, CHLORO, BROMO OR DICHLORO-DIFLUORO-ETHOXY; AND N IS 0,1 OR 2, N BEING AT LEAST 1 WHEN R1, R2, R3 AND R4 ARE ALL METHYL.

United States Patent Office 3,660,436 Patented May 2, 1972 3,660,436 SULFAMOYLARYL UREAS Otto Scherer, Bad Soden, Taunus, and Gerhard Horlein, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, assignors to Farbwerke Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft vormals Meister Lucius & Bruning, Frankfurt am Main, Germany No Drawing. Continuation-impart of application Ser. No. 651,709, July 7, 1967. This application June 9, 1970, Ser. No. 44,856 (Ilaims priority, application Germany, July 7, 1967, F 49,708, F 49,709 Int. Cl. C07c 143/80; C07d 29/34, 87/46 US. Cl. 260--397.7 7 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Compounds having desirable selective herbicidal activity are sulfamoyl ureas of the formula in which R, is alkyl of l to 4 carbon atoms;

R is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or methoxy; or

R and R together with the nitrogen on which they are substituted are pyrrolidino, piperadino or morpholino;

R is methyl or ethyl;

R is methyl, ethyl or methoxy;

R is methyl, chloro, bromo or dichloro-difluoro-ethoxy;

and

n is 0, 1 or 2, n being at least 1 when R R R and R are all methyl.

This application is a continuation-impart of application Ser. No. 651,709, filed July 7, 1967.

The present invention relates to novel sulfamoylaryl ureas of the general formula in which R stands for an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms preferably methyl or ethyl; R is an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, preferably methyl, ethyl, or the methoxy radical; or R and R together With the nitrogen on which they are substituted represent pyrrolidino, piperidino or morpholino; R is methyl or ethyl, preferably methyl; R is methyl, ethyl or methoxy, preferably methyl or methoxy; R is methyl, chloro, bromo or dichloro-difiuoro-ethoxy, preferably methyl, chloro, or bromo and n is 0, 1 or 2, preferably 0 or 1, n being at least 1, when R,, R R and R are all methyl.

The novel compounds have a good herbicidal action and are well tolerated by crop plants. They can be used, for example, for potatoes which have already emerged, without damaging the latter but while having a good herbicidal action, whereas the known urea derivatives can be used only before the emergence of potatoes since other- Wise the latter would be much damaged.

The compounds in accordance with the invention are obtained by (A) Reacting N-aryl-N'-alkyl or N-aryl-N'-alkoxy ureas or N-aryl-N', N-dialkyl or N-aryl-N',N-alkyl-alkoxy ureas with chlorosulfonic acid and then reacting the product so obtained with primary or secondary amines; or

(B) Reacting N-monoor N,N-disubstituted sulfamoylaryl isocyanates with alkylamines or dialkylamines or with O-alkyl or O,N-dialkylhydroxylamines; or

(C) Reacting N-monoor N,N-disubstituted sulfamoylaryl isocyanates with O-alkylhydroxylamines and alkylating the product so obtained; or

(D) Reacting N-monoor N,N-disubstituted sulfamoylaryl isocyanates with N-alkylhydroxylamines and alkylating the product so obtained; or

(E) Reacting N-monoor N,N-disubstituted sulfamoylaryl isocyanates with hydroxylamine and dialkylating the product so obtained; or

(F) Reacting N-monoor N,N-disubstituted sulfamoylarylamines with alkyl isocyanates or dialkylcarbamic acid chlorides; or

(G) Reacting N-monoor -N,N-disubstituted sulfamoylaryl carbamic acid halides with alkylor dialkylamines or with O-alkyl or O,N-dialkylhydroxylamines.

The present invention also relates to herbicidal preparations containing any of the above novel compounds as a herbicidal active substance either alone or in admixture with, for example, other biocidal substances, fertilizers, liquid or solid inert materials; surface-active substances, adhesives, dispersing agents, grinding auxiliary agents or emulsifiers.

The course of the reaction for making the novel compounds may be illustrated by the following reaction schemes, in which radicals R to R have the mean given above:

HN R1 NSOi R4 (0) R =alkoxy Alkylatlon (F) a= y gen, Rl-alkyl According to the above schemes the following compounds may, for example, be obtained in the indicated manner:

with the mono-alkylor dialkylor the mono-alkoxyor alkyl-alkoxy-substituted compounds. The reaction is carried out at low temperature, advantageously at 5 to 30" C., and preferably in an excess amount of chlorosulfonic acid. The sulfochlorides are then reacted, without further purification and drying, with the corresponding amines in an aqueous or aqueous-organic phase.

The reaction of the N-monoor N,N-disubstituted sulfamoyl aryl isocyanates or carbamic acid chlorides with the amines or alkylated hydroxylamine is advantageously carried out at a temperature below C. in the presence or absence of a diluent. Examples of suitable diluents are benzene, toluene, dioxane and dimethyl formamide.

The reaction of the N-monoor N,N-disubstituted sulfamoyl aryl isocyanates with hydroxylamine is advantageously carried out at a temperature below 40 C. in a two-phase mixture of water and an organic solvent immiscible with water.

The alkylations are advantageously carried out in an aqueous alkaline suspension or in mixtures of aqueous alkali and an organic solvent. The alkali liquor and the alkylating agent are advantageously added simultaneously while controlling the pH value. It is also possible, however, to place the urea together with the alkylating agent in an organic solvent in the reaction vessel and then to add the alkali liquor or to proceed in a converse manner it the compounds are less sensitive to alkali. The reaction temperature used depends on the reactivity of the alkylating agent and is within the range of 10 to C.

The novel N-monoor N,N-disubstituted sulfamoylaryl isocyanates serving as starting materials for processes B to E described above are obtainable by a known phosgenation of the corresponding amines or their hydrochlorides.

The alkylation in processes C, D, and E carried out with the use of dialkyl sulfates, alkyl halides and alkyl toluene sulfonates. The novel products of the above formula are obtained in good yields and in most cases constitute crystalline compounds. They can generally be used in the form they are obtained but may be further purified by recrystallization from the usual solvents.

The products in accordance with the invention may be used in the form of dusting powders, granules, wettable 5 powders, solutions or emulsion concentrates for controlling undesirable plants.

For the manufacture of dusting powders there may be used as solid carriers talcum, kaolin, bentonite, pyrophillite or diatomaceous earth.

As carriers for granules sand, kaolinites or granular fertilizers may be used.

The wettable powders are made by grinding with inert materials used for dusting powders, while adding wetting or dispersing agents or adhesives.

Atomizable solutions and emulsion concentrates are obtained by dissolving the active substance in an organic solvent, for example, mineral oils, Diesel oils, alkylated naphthalenes, xylene mixtures, cyclohexanols, ketdnes r Calm: 14.62% N; 11.1% S Found: 14. 82% N; 12. 2% S C 1H11N 0 S;mo1ecular weight 287 EXAMPLES 2-8 The following compounds were obtained according to chlorinated hydrocarbons. When chlorinated hydrocar- Example 1 while using, instead of mcthylamine, the

bons are used, emulsifiers are added.

amines indicated in the following table.

TABLE Analysis, percent Melting Calculated Found Solvent for point Example Amine Product recrystallization C.) N S N S 2 C2Hs 0&5 /C Ha Methanol 102-103 14. 0 10. 7 13. 5 10.7

/NH /NS O2-@NHC 0-N\ 02H; CzHs CH3 3 l-C3H7 l-CQI' /CH: Benzene 163-164 12. 8 9. 8 12.5 10. 0

/NH /N s Oz@-NHC 0N\ 1-C3H7 1-0 3H1 CH3 4 n-CQZD n-Cgdh /CH Methanol 115-117 12.8 9. 8 l2. 6 9. 7

/NH /N-S Oz@-NHC ON\ n-CaH1 nC H CH5 5 n-CrHn n-Ciln /CH3 -....d0 123-124 11.8 9.0 11.6 9. 2

/NH /N-S Oz-@-NHC ON n-Cd'io n-C4Hg CHI 6 CH: ..---d0 164-166 13. 5 10. 8 14. 0 10. 9

H NH H NSOz- -NHC O-N 7 CH: ....-do 112-175 13. 5 10. 2 13.3 10.

H H H N-S Oz- NHC O-N\ 8 CH; Large amount 203-204 13. 4 10. 2 13. 2 10. 2

H NH of methanol. N-SOz- -NH-C O-N The herbicides may contain as the herbicidal active EXAMPLE 9 substance, for example, any of the compounds described in Examples 1 to 23.

The following examples serve to illustrate the invention but are not intended to limit, the parts being by weight.

EXAMPLE 1 At a temperature of 12 to 15 C., 0.5 mole=90 g. N- phenyl-N'-methoxy, '-methyl urea were introduced, while stirring, into 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid and the mixture was heated for 2 hours at 60 C. After cooling, the reaction mixture was poured into a mixture of ice and water, the N-(4-chlorosulfonylphenyl)-N'-methoxy, N'-methyl urea which had precipitated was suctionfiltered and washed twice with Water. After having been suction-filtered, the crude product was introduced at room temperature, without further drying, into 200 cc. of a 40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine. For an after-reaction, the whole was heated for 30 minutes to C. After cooling the reaction mixture was poured into a mixture of ice and water and the precipitate thus obtained was suction Analysis:

CHBO

C1IHI7N3O4S; molecular weight 287 Calculated: 14.6% N; 11.1% S. Found: 14.2% N; 11.2 S.

7 EXAMPLE 10 In a manner analogous to that of Example 1, 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid and 0.5 mole=90 g. N-phenyl-N'- methoxy-N-methyl urea were reacted to obtain N-(4- chlorosulfonylphenyl)-N'-methoxy-N-methyl urea which, after suction-filtration, was introduced as a crude product, without further drying, at room temperature, while stirring, into a solution of 1.5 mole (110 g.) diethylamine in 250 cc. dioxane.

For an after-reaction, the reaction mixture was heated for minutes to 60 C. The mixture was then cooled and poured into an excess amount of water. The precipitated product was suction-filtered, washed with water until free from chlorine ions and dried at to C.

By recrystallization from methanol in one instance and formamide in another instance, g. of pure product melting at 88 to 89 C. were obtained.

Analysis:

HrCa

lCi 2lN304 S; molecular weight 315 Calc.: 13.3% N; 10.2% S. Found: 13.2% N; 10.0% S.

EXAMPIJE 11 In a manner analogous to that described in Ex mple 1, 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid and 0.5 mole=90 g. N-phenyl- N'-methoxy-N-methyl uera were reacted to obtain N- (4 chlorosulfonyl-phcnyl)-N'-methoxy-N'-methyl urea which was introduced into a solution of 1.5 moles=90 g. O,N-dimethylhydroxylamine in 250 cc. dioxane. For an after-reaction the mixture was heated for 30 minutes to 60 C. The mixture was then cooled and poured into an excess amount of water. The precipitated product was suction-filtered, washed with water and dried.

Yield g.; melting point 143-l46 C.

Yield after recrystallization from ethanol 99 g.; melting point 148-150" C.

CuHuNaO 8; molecular weight 303 Calc.: 13.9% N; 10.6% S. Found: 13.7% N; 10.5% S.

EXAMPLE 12 In a manner analogous to that of Example 1, 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid and 0.5 mole=90 g. N-pheny1-N'- methoxy-N'-methyl urea were reacted to obtain N-(4- chlorosulfonylphenyl)-N'-methoxy-N'-methyl urea which was introduced into a solution of 1.5 moles=110 g. diethylamine in 250 cc. water. For an after-reaction, the mixture was heated for 30 minutes to 60 C'., the product was suction filtered, washed with water until free from chlorine ions and dried.

Yield after recrystallization from a small amount of methanol 152 g.; melting point 86 to 87 C.

C II N O4S; molecular weight 315 Cale: 13.3% N; 10.2% S. Pound: 13.2% N; 10.0% S.

EXAMPLE 13 0.2 m0le=45 g. B-(dimethylsulfamoyl)-phenyl isocyanate were dissolved in cc. absolute benzene and 1 cc.

triethylamine was added. A solution of 0.22 mole-=14 g. O,N-dimethylhydroxylamine in 20 cc. absolute benzene was run in at 40 C. After the reaction, the solvent was distilled off and the residue recrystallized from iso-propanol. Yield 51 g.; melting point 114-117 C.

Analysis:

uH11N;O4S; molecular weight 287 Cale: 14.6% N; 11.1% S. Found: 14.4% N; 11.4% S.

EXAMPLE 14 Analysis:

02H: NHC ON\ CZH5 l SOzN\ Cale: 14.0% N; 10.7% S Found: 13.7% N; 10.8% S CrsHzrNaOaS; molecular weight 299 EXAMPLE 15 At a temperature of 12 to 15 C., 0.5 mole=89 g. N-(3 methylphenyl) N',N' dimethyl urea were introduced into 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid, while stirring. The reaction mixture was then heated for 2 hours at 60 C. After cooling, the reaction mixture was introduced into a mixture of ice and water, and N-(3-methyl-4-chlorosulfonylphenyl) -N',N-dimethyl urea which had precipitated was suction-filtered and washed twice with water. After suction filtration, the crude product was introduced, without further drying, at room temperature, into cc. of a 40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine. The mixture was heated for 30 minutes to 60 C. for an after-reaction, and then cooled. The reaction product was suction-filtered, washed with water until free from chlorine ions and dried.

Yield after recrystallization from methanol 100 g.; melting point 156-158 C.

Cale: 14.7% N; 11.2% S Found: 14.5% N; 11.2% S CuHmNuOaS; molecular weight 285 EXAMPLE 16 In a manner analogous to that of Example 15, 0.5 mole=89 g. N-(3-methyl-phenyl) N,N' dimethyl urea were reacted to N-(3-methyl 4 chlorosulfonylphenyl)- N',N-dimethyl urea which was introduced into a solution of 1.5 moles=110 g. diethylamine in 100 cc. water. The mixture was heated for 30 minutes to 60 C. for an after-reaction and then cooled whereby the mixture was separated into two phases. The organic phase was taken up in methylene chloride, dried with Na SO and the solvent was distilled off. The oil remaining behind was recrystallized from acetic ester. Yield 65 g.; melting point 88 to 90 C.

Calc.: 13.4% N; 10.2% S Found: 13.5 N; 10.2% S CnHzsNaOsS; molecular weight 313 EXAMPLE 17 02110.: 13.5% N; 10.3% S Found: 13.7% N; 10.4% S cnHmNeoas; molecular weight 311 EXAMPLE 18 In a manner analogous to that of Example 15, 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid and 0.5 m01e=96 g. N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-N,N'-dimethyl urea were reacted to N-(3,5-di methyl-4-chlorosulfonylphenyl)-N',N'-dimethyl urea. The latter was further reacted as a crude product with 1.5 moles=170 cc. of a 40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine and worked up as described in Example 1.

Yield after recrystallization from acetic ester 50 g.; melting point 157 to 158 C.

Analysis:

11 C CH3 CmHarNaOsS; molecular weight 299 Calc.: 14.1% N; 10.7% S. Found: 14.5% N; 11.0 S.

EXAMPLE 19 m a manner analogous to that of Example 15, 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid and 0.5 mole=99 g. N-(3- chlorophenyl)-N,N'-dimethyl urea were reacted to N-(3-chlor 4 chlorosulfonylphenyl) -N,N'-dimethyl urea which was further reacted as a crude product with 1.5 moles =170 cc. of a 40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine and worked up as described in Example 1.

'Yield after recrystallization from isopropanol 72 g.; melting point 142143 C.

CuHmClNaOsS; molecular weight 305.5 Calc.: 11.6% CI; 13.7% N. Found: 11.6% Cl; 13.6% N.

EXAMPLE 20 In a manner analogous to that of Example 15, 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid and 0.5 mole=l22 g. N-(3-bromopheny1)N',N-dimethyl urea were reacted to N-(3-bromo- 4-chlorosulfonylphenyl)-N,N'-dimethyl urea which was further reacted as a crude product with 1.5 moles=l70 cc. of a 40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine and worked up as described in Example 1.

Yield after recrystallization from methanol 69 g.; melting point 154 to 156 C.

Analysis:

CnHroBlNaOsS; molecular weight 350 Calc.: 22.8% Br; 9.2% S. Found: 22.6% Br; 9.2% S.

EXAMPLE 21 #In a manner analogous to that of Example 15, 175 g. chlorosulfonic acid and 0.3 mole=94 g. N-[3-(2',2-dichloro 1,l' difluoromethoxy) phenyl]-N',N'-dimethyl urea were reacted to N-[3-(2',2'-dich1oro-l,1-difluorethoxy) 4 chlorosulfonylphenyl] N',N'-dimethy1 urea which was further reacted as a crude product with g. of a 40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine and Worked up as described in Example 1.

Yield after recrystallization from acetonitrile 45 g.; melting point 182-185 C.

CmI-IrrCleFzNsOrS; molecular weight 420 Calc.: 16.9% C1; 10.0%N; 7.6% S. Found: 16.1% C1; 10.2% N; 7.9% S.

EXAMPLE 22 In a manner analogous to that of Example 15, 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid and 0.5 mole=97 g. N-(3-methylphenyl) -N-methyl-N-methoxy urea were reacted to N- (3- methyl 4 chlorosulfonylphenyl)-N'-methyl-N-methoxy urea which was reacted as a crude product with 1.5 moles cc. of a 40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine and worked up as described in Example 1.

Yield after recrystallization from methanol 70 g.; melting point 95 to 98 C.

CrzHraNaOrS; molecular weight 301 Calc.: 14.0% N; 10.6% S. Found: 14.2% N; 10.9% S.

EXAMPLE 23 In a manner analogous to that of Example 15, 290 g. chlorosulfonic acid and 0.5 mole=97 g. N-(3-methylphenyl)-N'-methy1-N'-methoxy urea were reacted to N -(3- methyl 4 chlorosulfonylphenyl)-N'-methyl-N'-methoxy urea which was introduced as a crude product into a solution of 0.75 mole=46 g. O,N-dimethylhydroxylamine and 0.75 mo1e=75 g. triethylamine in 400 cc. dioxane. The mixture was further reacted by heating for 30 minutes to 60 C., and then cooled and an excess amount of water was added. The precipitated honey-like residue was taken up in methylene chloride, dried with Na SO and the methylene chloride was distilled off.

'55 g. of a thick oil which could not be distilled were obtained.

Analysis.

C1130 OCH}! cizHmNaOss; molecular weight 317 Calc.: 13.3% N; 10.1% S. Found: 13.3%N; 10.2% S.

1 1 EXAMPLE 2 A wettable powder dispersable in water was obtained by thoroughly mixing 25 parts N-[4-(dimethylsulfamoyl)- phenyl]-N-methyl-N'-methoxy urea of the following formula Cs: /OCH3 /NS Oz@-NHC O-N CH \CH3 Parts Silicic acid containing kaolin 64 Cellulose pitch Sodium oleyl methyl tauride 1 In analogous manner, the other active substances of the invention could be formulated to wettable powders.

EXAMPLE '25 Cotton plants 5 weeks old, which had already developed the first two leaves were treated in a greenhouse with a wettable powder formulation of preparation I suspended in water. At the same time, plants of wild mustard, wild oat, Chickweed and wild camomile 2 to 4 weeks old were treated with the same suspension. As a comparison preparation the known urea herbicide II was used. The formulation additives corresponded to Example 24.

The tests were evaluated 4 weeks after the treatment. The test results are indicated in the following table.

TABLE Damage in percent with kg. active substance per ha.

Test plant 5. O 2. 5 1. 2 0.3

Preparation I=N-(4-dimethylsulfamoylphenyl)-N-methyl-N'-methoxy urea Preparation II=N (3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N'-methyl N'- methoxy urea (linuron) EXAMPLE 26 Maize and the weeds barnyard grass, wild mustard and a number of further annual dicotyledonous weeds such as fat hen, Chickweed and wild camomile were sown in a greenhouse in boxes containing a mixture of loamy soil, sand and compost. On the day of sowing, preparation I in the form of a wettable powder formulation suspended in water in accordance with or analogous to Example 1 were sprayed on the surface of the soil.

As a comparison preparation the known urea herbicide II was used.

The test was evaluated 5 weeks after the treatment. The test results are indicated in the following table. Of the dicotyledonous weeds, only wild mustard has been named in the table, since the herbicidal action of all preparations on the other weeds was within the same range as that on wild mustard.

The action of the compound of the invention on dicotyledonous weeds such as wild mustard was approximately equal to that of the comparison substance. With the applied amounts of active substance, with which annual dicotyledonous weeds are easy to control, the maize was spared or relatively little damaged by all the preparations used. Contrary thereto, barnyard grass, a weed which is frequently found in the fields and which is difficult to control was strongly damaged by the compound in accordance with the invention or even destroyed when larger amounts of preparation were used, while the comparison preparation spared the barnyard grass nearly as well as the cultivated plant maize. The boxes in which the barnyard grass had been sown were allowed to stand 10 weeks beyond the normal end of the test. After that time, almost all plants that had not been treated or had been treated with the comparison preparation were found to have formed infructescences and seeds whereas the plants that had survived a treatment with 2.5 to 10.0 kg./ha. of the compounds of the invention were so strongly damaged that only here and there seeds had been formed.

A treatment with the products in accordance with the invention therefore enabled a satisfactory control of the annoying barnyard grass in maize even when the said weed was not destroyed completely.

Preparation I=N (diethylsulfamoylphenyl) N','N'-dimethyl urea Preparation II=N=4-chlorophenyl-N'-methyl-N'-isobutinyl urea (butyron).

EXAMPIJE 27 The weeds Wild mustard Sinapis arvensis. Chickweed Stellaria media. Field camomile Antlzemis arvensis. Fat hen Chenopodium album. Cleavers Galium aparine. Barnyard grass Echinochloa crus-galli. Annual meadow-grass Poa annua.

and the cultivated plant Maize Zea mays.

were sown in big plastic boxes filled with humous sandy loam, and then covered. On the day of sowing, the surface of the soil was treated with formulations of preparations I, II and III suspended in water. For comparison, various other known urea derivatives, i.e. linuron, metobromuron, buturon and lluometuron, were used. The boxes were placed in a hotbed. The test was evaluated 5 weeks after the treatment.

The following tables indicates the numerical results of the evaluation, the assessment values being calculated in Damage in percent; the amounts of active substance used are indicated in g./m.

Preparation I N-(1 methoxymethylsulfamoylphenyl)- N,N'-dimethyl urea Preparation II=N-(4 methoxymethylsulfamoylphenyl)- N-methyl-N'-methoxy urea Preparation III=N-(4 tetramethylenesulfamoylphenyl)- N',N'-dimethyl urea Preparation IV=N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl) N-methyl-N'- methoxy urea (linuron) Preparation V=N-'(4-bromophenyl) N'-methyl-N'-methoxy urea (metobromuron) Preparation VI =N-(4-chlorophenyl) N'-methy1-N-isobutinyl urea (buturon) Preparation VII=N-(3-triliuoromethylphenyl)-N',N-dimethyl urea (fluometuron).

Table 1.Herbicidal action For the sake of clearness, an average value, i.e. the average herbicidal action was calculated for each concentration of each preparation from the individual values. These values show that with the preparations I and II of the invention 0.12 g./m. was sufiicient to kill almost all weeds. Of preparation III 0.25 g./m. was needed to obtain the same effect. These preparations thus had the same range of action as comparison preparations IV-V II.

In Table 2 the average herbicidal action of each preparation is compared with its action on maize. A comparison of the individual values shows that compounds I-III of the invention well spared the cultivated plant maize while having a good herbicidal action. Contrary thereto, comparison preparations IV-VII which likewise had a good herbicidal action considerably damaged the 14 loam, and then covered. On the day of sowing, the surface of the soil was treated with formulations of preparations I=N-(3-methyl-4-dimethylsulfamoyl) phenyl-N',N'-di- 5 methyl urea II-=N-(3-chl0ro-4 dirnethylsulfamoyl)-phenyl-N,N-dimethyl urea suspended in water. For comparison several other known urea derivatives were used, i.e.

The boxes were placed in a hotbed. The test was evaluated 5 Weeks after the treatment. The following tables indicate the result of the evaluation, the assessment values being calculated as Damage in percent; the amounts of active substance applied are indicated in g./m.

maize. For the sake of clearness, an average value, the

TABLE l.-HERBICIDAL ACTION [Damage in percent with g./m.

Metobrornuron Fluorneturon PreparationI Preparation II Preparation III Linuron (IV) (V) Buturon (VI) (VII) Plant 0.06 0.12 025 0.06 0.12 0.25 012 0.25 0.50 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.12 0.25 0.50 0.12 0.25 0.50 0.12, 0.25 0.50

Wild mustard 90 100 100 100 100 100 90 00 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Chickweed 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Field camornile 100 100 so 100 100 90 100 100 80 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Fat hen 95 100 100 100 80 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 I00 Cleavers 70 100 60 so 100 50 70 100 so 100 60 100 60 85 100 65 100 Barnyard grass 90 100 75 100 100 80 95 100 90 100 100 95 100 100 40 90 100 90 100 100 Annualmeadow grass... 85 100 100 85 100 100 90 100 100 so 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Average herbicidal action 83 94 100 84 97 100 33 94 100 33 97 100 89 95 100 89 97 100 89 95 100 TABLE 2.SELECTIVITY [Damage in percent with g./m.

Metobromuron Fluometuron PreparationI Preparation II Preparation III Linuron (IV) (V) Buturon (VI) (VII) Plant 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.12 0.25 0.50 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.12 0.25 0.50 0.12 0.25 0.50 0.12 0.25 0.50

Weeds s3 94 100 84 97 100 83 94 100 83 97 100 89 95 100 89 97 100 89 95 100 Maize 0 10 30 0 0 20 0 20 25 20 30 60 25 60 65 20 45 45 45 45 65 6 ,7 EXAMPLE 28 average herbicidal action, was calculated for each con Th centratlon of each preparation from the 1ndlv1dual values. e Weeds These values show that with substances I and II of the l mustard SmaPlS arven-Ylsinveniton 0.12 g./m. was was suflicient to destroy alclllckweed Sfellarla medial most all weeds. These preparations had the same range Field Camomlle Anthem arvemlsof action as the indicated comparison preparations. Fat hen Chenopodlum album- In the second table of this example the average herbi- Cleavers Gallflm p cidal action of the preparations has been compared with Barnyard grass Echmochloa 'g the action on maize. The table shows that the compounds Annual meadow-grass Poll of the invention well spared the cultivated plant maize and the cultivated Plant while having a good herbicidal action, whereas the com- MalZe maysparison preparations which likewise hada good herbicidal were sown in big plastic boxes filled with humous sandy action considerably damaged the maize.

TABLE-HERBIOIDAL ACTION [Damage in percent with g./m.

Preparation I Preparation II Linuron Metobromuron Buturon Fluometuron Barnyard grass 50 80 100 45 100 100 100 100 100 40 90 100 90 100 100 Annual meadowgrass 85 100 100 60 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Average herbicidal action 81 96 100 66 95 100 83 97 100 89 95 100 89 97 100 89 95 100 TABLE.-SELECTIVITY [Damage in percent with g./m.

Preparation I Preparation II Linuron Metobromuron Buturon Fluometuron Plant 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.12 0.25 0.50 0.12 0.25 0.50 0.12 0.25 0.50

EXAMPLE 29 What is claimed is:

In a manner analogous to that of Example 28, the Asulfamoylarylurca ofthe formula preparations R1 R1 I=N-(3-methyl-4diethylsulfamoylphenyl)-N',N'- \N-S02-' -NHCON/ dimethyl urea I=I=N- 3-methyl-4-tetramethylenesulfamoyl-phenyl (R911 N,N-dimethyl urea in which III= N-(3-brom y y p y R is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

dlmethyl urea R is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or methoxy; or weretested onthe cultlvated plants R and R together with the nitrogen on which they Maize Zea mays are substituted are pyrrolidine, piperidine or mor- Sunfiower Helianthus armuus. P11011110; Pea Pisum sativum. 3 methyl ethyl;

R is methyl, ethyl or methoxy;

and the last mentioned compound was furthermore tested R5 is methyl, chloro bromo or dichlorodl-fiumw ethoxy; and Spring barley Hordeum distichum. m is 0, 1 or 2, n being at l ast 1 when R1, R2, R3 n Common cat Avena sativa. R4 are all methyl- Spring wheat Triticum aestivum. 2. A sulfamoyl urea of the formula Rice Oryza sativa.

The following Table 1 shows the herbicidal action of the above substances. N"SO2 NH Co-N\ Compounds I, II and III of the invention, used in a con- R; {1 R centration of 0.25 g./m had such a strong action against )n the weeds that the eifect was substantially equal to a complete destruction of the weeds. Their herbicidal action was Y therefore in the same range as that of most of the compari- R1 i methyl or ethyl; son preparations used. R is methyl, ethyl or methoxy;

R 1s methyl or methoxy;

In the following Table 2 the average herbicidal action has been compared with the action on the indicated cul- R5 1S methyl chloro f bromo; and tivated plants. It was found that substances I and II n 15 Zero or n bemg 1 when R2 and R4 are all of the invention used in a concentration of 0.25 g./m. methyl spared the cultivated plants maize, sunflower and pea, Acompound havmg the formula while substance III spared barley, common oat, wheat and 033 /CH3 rice. N-sot-@NHC0-N TABLE 1.HERBICIDAL ACTION fi [Damage in percent with 1 4. A compound havlng the formula Preparation I Preparation II Preparation III 62H. CH, Plant 0.12 0.25 0.50 0.12 0.25 0. 0.12 0.25 0. 5o 50 NS03 NHCO-N Wild mustard so 100 100 100 100 100 60 100 100 Chiekwced. so 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 CzH CH;

so 100 95 100 100 60 100 100 5. A compound having the formula so 100 60 95 100 so so 100 75 100 so 100 100 so 100 100 0 100 100 100 100 100 so 100 100 N-sot-@NH0oN e7 91 100 86 so 100 7o 91 100 g. crr

TABLE 2.SELECTIVITY [Damage in percent with g./m.

Metobromuron Buturon (VI) Fluometuron Preparation I Preparation 11 Preparation III Linuron (IV) (V) (VI) (VII) 1 7 6. A compound having the formula egg 0 on,

/NS Oz-@*NH-C ON C2H5 CH3 7. A compound having the formula CH3 /CH3 N-s0r NHC 0-N m 0H,

5 HENRY R. JILES, Primary Examiner C. M. SHURKO, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

10 71 ss, 94, 95, 103; 260-247.], 293.73, 326.3, 518 R, 518 A, 519, 453 R, 543 R, 553 A, 239.6, 239.7, 239.8 

